OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG), Intraocular Pressure (IOP) and systemic hypertension. DESIGN Cross-sectional, convenient and controlled study. SETTING Eye Clinic of the Lagos University Teaching hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos, Nigeria. SUBJECTS Consecutive newpatients with documented history of hypertension medication of over three months a...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to determine the most cost-effective strategy for the treatment of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in Brazil, from the payer's perspective (Brazilian Public Health System) in the setting of the Glaucoma Referral Centers. METHODS Study design was a cost-effectiveness analysis of different treatment strategies for POAG. We developed 3 Markov models (one fo...

Material and Methods: This study was conducted at outpatient department, Ophthalmology unit, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar. Study design was randomized controlled trial and (group B receiving Timolol 0.5% and Dorzolamide 2% was considered as control group) the duration of the study was 6 months in which a total of 136 patients were included. All cases included in the study were diagnosed a...